1 Samuel 4:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben–ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.”
1 Samuel 4:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 4:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 4:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.”
1 Samuel 4:1 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 4:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek. ”
1 Samuel 4:1 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 4:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the word of Samuel is to all Israel, and Israel goeth out to meet the Philistines for battle, and they encamp by Eben-Ezer, and the Philistines have encamped in Aphek,”
1 Samuel 4:1 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 4:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And what Samuel had said happened to all Israel. And Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek. ”
1 Samuel 4:1 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 4:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Samuel spake vnto all Israel: and Israel went out against the Philistims to battel and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistims pitched in Aphek.”
1 Samuel 4:1 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 4:1 in Context — 1 Samuel 4
1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben–ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
2 And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
3 And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.
What Does 1 Samuel 4:1 Mean?
1 Samuel 4:1 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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